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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HORACE L. WINSLOW, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

APPARATUS FOR BEGOVERING BLOW-OFF PRODUCTS FROM BOILERS AND GONSERVING THE HEAT ENERGY THEBEIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led December 9, 1907.

Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

Serial No. 405,698.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HORACE L. WINsLow, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Apparatus for Recovering Blow-Gif Products from Boilers and Conserving the Heat Energy Therein, and de- Clare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, whch form a part of this specication.

It is a not uncommon practice, particularly in the roundhouses of railroad systems, to make provision for utilizing the blow-of products from steam boilers in order to furnish a supply of wash-out water, and also to raise the temperature of fresh Water which may be used as feed-water or for any other purpose.

The object of Iny invention is to provide a simple and novel apparatus whereby the blow-off products from a boiler may be re covered, partly in the form of pure water, and the heat therein conserved 1n the most efficient manner.

To the above end I cause the blow-off roducts to be delivered into a reservoir rom which the steam, constituting a part of the blow-off products or which is formed by vaporization of the hot liquid element of the blow -off roducts is recovered and commingled with fresh water. By this means a portion of the blow-off products may be used over again in the same way as fresh water; and, at the same time, the intermin li thereof in the form of vapor with te IEesh body of water permits the heat contained therein to be saved without a preciable loss. That portion of the' blow- 0E roducts which remains in the reservoir in tlie form of liquid may be used for washout purposes or for any other purpose which does not require water of the purity of feed water.

In a preferred form of m invention, the vapor which is recovered is ed into a reservoir into the' top of which fresh water is s rayed, so that the vapor is brought into irect contact with a finely divided mass of fresh water and is rapidly and economically condensed.

As subsidiary features of iny invention, I

provide means whereby the quantity of water whlch is sprayed into the freshwater reservoir is controlled either by the flow of the blow-off products or by the amount of. water contained within the reservoir, or by both. By causing the delivery of the fresh Water to be controlled by the flow of the blow-off products, the fresh water may, if desired, be cut off automatically as soon as the pressure Within the blow-off conduit falls to such a point that no considerable amount of vapor may be recovered, and the temperature of the water which has already been heated will not be unduly diminished. By causing the delivery of fresh water to be controlled by the quantity of Water within the feed-water or main reservoir, the supply may be shut oif or diminished before the level of the water in the reservoir reaches the over-iiow point; waste of fresh water and of heat units being thereby prevented.

The Water from the main reservoir will usually be drawn 0H" by a pump which carries 1t to points where heated fresh water is required. I prefer, as a further subsidiary feature of my invention, to provide means whereby, when the supply of fresh water is reduced due to a rising level of the water in the main reservoir, a return connection is made from the pum to the main reservoir; thus causing a clrcu ation of the water within the main Ireservoir to be maintained in order to take advantage of the heat in vapor which may enter the main reservoir in the manner previously described or from conduits which deliver the exhaust steam from the pumps or other apparatus.

T e water remaining in the reservoir containing the impure water or, as I shall hereafter designate it, the auxiliary reservoir, may be drawn oif by a wash-out pump an as a further subsidiary feature of my invention, I prefer to provide means for connecting the suction side of the wash-out pump to the main reservoir when the suppl7 of water in the auxiliary reservoir 1s ex iausted; thereby permittiu the impure water to be used as lon as it asts and then providin a supply o heated fresh water to satisf7 any further demand upon the wash-out pum It may at tunes be advanta eous to supply live steam to a boiler whic 'is being re ed and, as a further subsidlary feature of my invention, I provide means whereby the steam from a boiler which is being blown off may be delivered directly to another boilei'.

My invention also comprises other novel features of coiistiiuctioi'i and arrangement of parts which will be apparent hereinafter from the detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings., wherein:

Figure l is a diagrammatic view of a systein adapted to be installed in a round house, the reservoirs being shown in cross section; Fig. 2 is also a diagrammatic view represented as being' a plan of the arrangement shown in Fig. l and the reservoirs being again shown in section; Fig. is a section through the main blow-off pipe, showing the valve for controlling' the delivery of fresh Water; F ig. 4 is a section taken on line 4-4 of Fig` 3; Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 5-5 of Fig. l; Fig. 6 is a section taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 1; Fig. 7 is a section through a modified form of the main and auxiliary reservoirs; Fig. 8 is a section on line 8-8 of Fig. 7, and Fig. 9 is a View similar to Fig. 7 showing a modification.

Referring more particularly to the arrangement shown in the first seven figures, A is a blow-off pipe or main which passes through the round house and is provided at intervals with connections a which are adapted to receive the blow-off products from locomotive boilers and carry them to the main. The blow-off pipe leads to a reservoir which I shall term the auxiliary reservoir, and there discharges the blow-off products which it may have received. The auxiliary reservoir [may take any suitable form, that shown in the present instance consisting of two separate receptacles B and B which are connected together by means of a conduit B2. The member B of the auxiliary reservoir, is illustrated as` forming the lower portion of a vessel or receptacle C which is rovided intermediate i-ts ends withV a wall ICJ so as to divide it into two independent parts, the upper of which D constitutes what I shall hereinafter designate the main reservoir. The main reservoir and the auxiliary reservoir, preferably the member B, are connected near their up per ends by means of a conduit D.

It will be seen that when the hot blowoif products are discharged into the member B of the auxiliary reservoir, thevapor which constitutes a art of such products or-wliich is formed ue to vaporization of the hot liquid which enters the auxiliary reservoir, passes through the conduit D intothe main reservoir. The liquid portion of the blow-off products which does not vaporize remains within the auxiliary reservoir, iowing throu h the conduit B2 until the member B of t e auxilia reservoir is filled and then rising within t e member B until an over-How point is reached. In order to prevent the dirty Water in the auxiliary reservoir from fiowing through the conduit D into the main reservoir, I provide un over-flow connection B" through which the water in the auxiliary reservoir flows into a sewer or other' waste pipe ll. The over-flow device preferably consists of a U-shaped irieinbcr one of the arms Zi Of which is arranged within the member B of the auxiliary reservoir and has its open end located near the bottom thereof. A suitable vent, such as is provided at the highest point in the member B so as to prevent a Siphon action. It will bessen that when the water in the voir rises to a predetermined point, it Will begin to flow through the over-How device; but instead of the water being taken .from an upper level it will be talien from near the bottom of the reservoir so that the water which is wasted is that which is the coolest and least pure.

The steam which enters the main reservoir in the manner described is con'imingled with cold fresh Water and, in condensing, imparts heat to the fresh water. The Water which is so heated may be used for feed water or for any other purpose for which heated pure water may be desired. By causing the recovered vapor to mingle with the fresh water, a considerable portion of the blow-off products may be saved in the form of pure water which can be re-used for filling the boiler from which it has been taken or any other boiler. Where the temperature and pressure at which the blow-off products are discharged are high, the amount of pure Water which is recovered in the form of condensed steam may be very great.

In order to get the most rapid and efficient results I prefer to introduce the fresh water into the main reservoir in the forni of spray so that, as the steam enters the reservoir, it is brought into intimate engagement with finely divided particles of water and is instantl parting its heat to t e cold water without appreciable loss. The sprayin device illustrated consists of two arc-shaped perforated tubes F and F arran ed withln the top of the main reservoir an supplied with fresh water through conduits or pipes f and f leading to any suitable source of supply, such as a fresh water main F2.

In order to control the fresh water supply I prefer to provide some means which operates automatically, so lon as the blowofi" process continues, to permit the delivery of water to the spraying apparatus, but shuts ofi' the fresh water when the blow-off process ceases; this preventing an undue cooling of the water within the main reservoir due to the delivery of a'n excess of cold auxiliary reser condensed While imwater Without requiring the same careful attention on the part of the operator that would otherwise be necessary.

A convenient method of controlling the suppl of fresh water consists in making use o a valve a in the blow-off ipe, which valve is so arranged that it wlll be operated by the blow-off products as long as the pressure is above the point below which it 1s impracticable to o. This valve may be connected to an or inary plug valve f2 in the pipe f, the parts being so proportioned that, as long as there is more than the minimum pressure Within the blowwofi" pipe, the valve f2 will be held wholly or partially open, but will be closed when the pressure falls; thereby permitting cool water to be supplied to the spraying device F as long as 1t isy desired and shutting off the cold water when it is no longer desired. The valve a may conveniently be provided with an arm a2 upon which is adjustably secured a weight a3. By shifting the position of the wei ht upon the arm the pressure at which t e valve becomes effective may be varied. The connection between the valves a and f2 may take any suitable form, as for example, the valve a may be provided with a crank arm a* which is connected by a link a5 to the handle f3 of the other valve.

The heated pure Water may be drawn from the main reservoir by means of a feed pump G and forced to various parts of the round house through a feed Water conduit g. From an examination of Fig. 2 it will be seen that the conduit g, after completing the circuit about the round house, ends in a pipe of small diameter g which is connected to a spraying device G in the main reservoir. By this arrangement a continual circulation of the water within the main reservoir is maintained; such of the Water as is drawn from the main reservoir by the feed ump and carried through the conduit g wit out being used in its passage throu h the round house is returned into t e top of the reservoir in the form of spray and again brought into intimate contact with t e steam which is being received by the reservoir. The inlet end of the conduit g is connected to a small pipe g2 which is adapted to return to the main reservoir some of the water which has been drawn therefrom in a manner which will now be described. The pipe f is not connected directly to the s raying device F but leads into one side o a valve casing F* which is connected to the member F by means of a short piece of pipe f4. The p1 e g2 is also connected to the valve casing Within the valve casing is a two-way valve F5 so arranged that in one position thereof it connects the pipe f to the spraying device, While in its other position it connects the pipe gf to the spraying device. By prop-` erly controlling this valve, the spraying device F may be caused to deliver either Warm or cool Water into the reservoir. I propose to control the valve F5 in such a manner that it will automatically shift the connec tion to the spraying device upon a variation of the water level in the main reservoir Within predetermined limits.

It is of course evident that when the main reservoir is nearly full, and there is perhaps but little fresh water being used throughoutthe system, it Will be a Waste to supply any considerable quantity of cold fresh Water, since this would only cause the reservoir to over-flow through the conduit D; and, if

the auxiliary reservoir were already full, to.

entirely Waste, not only the excess of fresh Water, but also the heat units which had been taken up thereby. I therefore arrange Within the main reservoir a float H which is loosely mounted upon a vertical rod t attached to the handle it of the valve FG. The movement of the oat upon the rod may be limited by collars h2 and ha which are adapted to be adjusted longitudinally of the rod. When the Water level in the main reservoir is low, the float rests upon the collar ha; this collar in turn rests upon a guiding bracket h4. The connections are such that the valve F5 is in the position shown in Fig. 6, namely it connects the cold water pipe f to the sprayer. Upon a rise in the water level, the float is lifted from the collar h3 and is carried upwardly until it engages with the collar k2. As the water thereafter continues to rise, the rod h is lifted bodily by means of the float, and the valve F5 is shifted into its other operative position wherein it connects the spraying device F with the hot water pipe g2. A third collar h5 may be provided upon the rod beneath the bracket h* so as to limit the upward movement of the rod.

It will be seen that there is at all times a circulation of the heated water, even thou h there be no How of blow-off products in t e system. This circulation of the heated water is of value, however, not only for the purpose of maintaining a uniform temperature throughout the mass of water Within the reservoir, but also for utilizing the heat units contained in steam which may enter the main reservoir through a conduit K. This conduit is connected to the exhaust side of the pumps or other auxiliary apparatus in the round house and therefore is continually supplying steam which may be made to impart its eat to the water within the reservoir in the most satisfactory manner by spraying the water already contained in the reservoir so as to bring it into intimate contact therewith.

The water in the auxiliary reservoir may be used forwash-out pur oses and the like as the greater portion o the solid matter will be precipitated, thereby leaving the bulk of the Water sufficient-ly clear for'the purpose specified. By making the auxiliary reservoir of two sections, the bullr of the impurities will settle in the first section and, by lacing a fine screen b2 across the inlet to t e conduit B2, the water which enters the second section is fairly clear and a further settling of the impurities in the latter section adds still further to the clearness of the water.

L is a wash-out pump whose suction side is connected to the section rB of the auxiliary reservoir at a point sufficiently removed from the bottom thereof to avoid the entrance of the dirty water which will be found in the bottom. The water from the auxiliary reservoir may be drawn through a strainer Z so that the water which is delivered by the wash-out pump differs greatly fromv the water which enters the auxiliary reservoir from the blow-of main.

It may sometimes happen that the demand upon the wash-out pump is greater than the supply which is afforded by the auxlllary reservoir. I provide means, whereby, when this occurs, the wash out pump is connected directly to the mainreservoir and continues thereafter to provide heated fresh water to the wash-out main until the auxiliary reservoir again contains water. To this end the suction pipe Z of the wash-out pump is connected to the delivery pipe d at the lower end of the main reservoir by means of a valve d', this valve being arranged to connect the pipe Z to the main reservoir or to close communication between this pipe and the main reservoir. The inlet (through the strainer Z) from the auxiliary reservoir is through a section of pipe Z2 which com municates with the pipe Z at a point between the ump and the valve d. There is a check va ve Z3 in the pipe Z2 which prevents a back How of water from the pum or main reservoir through the ipe Z2 an into the auxiliary reservoir. here is preferably also a valve Z4t between the inlet to the pipe Z2 and thecheck valve, the valve Z* being adapted to control theA communication between the auxiliary reservoir and the pipe Z2.

M lis a oat which is connected to the movable members of both of the valves d and Z. The relation of the valves d and Zl is such that when the one places the suction pipe of the wash-out pump in communication with the main reservoir the other closes communication wit-h the auxiliary reservoir and, when the one closes communication between the suction side of the Wash-out pump and the main reservoir the other opens communication between the Wash-out'pump and the auxiliary reservoir. The ioat 'is so arranged that When the water level in the auxiliary reservoir is at or above the top of the inlet to the pipe Z2, the valved is closed and the valve Z is opened. If the water level falls, the valve d is gradually opened and the valve Z4 closed until the pump is connected directly with the main reservoir and is entirely shut off from the auxiliary reservoir. Upon a rise of the wat-er level above the low Water mark, the float is carried upward until it engages with a stop d2, the valve cZ being held closed and the Valve Z4L open. It will be seen that by this arrangement the wash-out pump will always be sup plied with water, but none of the fresh water w1ll be consumed except when it becomes absolutely necessary due to a lack of supply of the impurer water in the auxiliary reservoir.

The suction fresh water main by means of a pipe f4 so that, .if the temperature of the Water being supplied by the reservoirs is too high, cold water may be drawn in until the proper temperature is reached. The temperature of the wash-out water may be determined by means of a thermometer connected with the discharge side of the wash-out pump. In the pipe f* there is a manually controlled valve f5 whereby the operator may regulate the quantity of cold water drawn into the wash-out pump. It will of course be understood that there are also manually controlled valves, such as fs and f7, in the pipes f and f.

The section B of the auxiliary reservoir is connected to the waste pipe E by means of a conduit B5 leading from the bottom thereof and the section B of the auxiliary reservoir is connected to the same pipe by means of a conduit B6 also leading from the bottom thereof. By opening the valves B7 and Bs `t-he two sections of the auxiliary reservoir may be drained and the auxiliary reservoir cleaned. The main reservoir may be provided with a water gage D2 so that the operator may at all times be apprised of the level of the water in the mam reservoir. The main reservoir may also be provided with a pop valve D3 set so as to prevent the creation of any undue pressure in the main reservoir, such pressure of course acting as a back pressure on the boiler blown 0H.

Often, when boilers are blown olf, there is a considerable head of steam so that it would be of considerable advantage to be able to transfer this steam directly to another boiler which is being refilled, as it would thereby be iipossible to provide the latter boiler. wit su cient steam to permit the locomotive to be operated. To this end I provide an auxihary bl0w-oii` main N which is ada ted t-o be connected to the steam domes o the boilers so as to receive only live steam. This auxiliary main is connected to the main A by means of a pipe n having therein a valve n. By opening the valve n the steam may be led d1rectly into the main A and delivered with the rest of the blow-oif products which is being into the auxiliary reservoir. When it is desired to transfer steam from one steam dome to another, as for example from O to O', the valve n is closed and the connections between the main N and the two domes are opened. The steam then passes from the one dome to the other until the pressure in the two boilers is equalized and thereafter the steam remaining in the boiler which is being blown ofi may be diverted into the auxiliary reservoir.

In the drawings I have illustrated the main N as connected to the feed-water main g by means of a series of ipes P. Valves p are placed in these pipes etween the connections to the domes and the feed-water main. Valves p are placed in these pipes between the connections to the domes and the steam main. Normally all of these valves are closed. When one of the valves p is opened feed water is introduced into the corresponding dome. When two of the valves p are opened a transferrence of steam between corresponding domes takes place. YVhen only one of the valves p and the valve n are opened a transferrence of steam from the corresponding dome to the main A takes laced.

In i s. 7 and 8 I have illustrated a somewhat di erent form of reservoirs. The auxiliary reservoir is made in a single section and is located in t-he same relation with respect to the main reservoir as the section B of the auxiliary reservoir in the other modiication. The main reservoir is indicated by Q and the auxiliary reservoir by R. The steam connection between the two reservoirs is through a pipe g which opens at its lower end into the top of'the auxiliary reservoir and at its upper end into the to of the main reservoir. g is a shield over t e top of the plipe to prevent the entrancTehof water from t e rayin a paratus. e pipe may perfdi-)m als?) the function of an olariow ipe for the main reservoir since, when the evel of the Water in the main reservoir rises above the to of the pipe, an over-flow takes place througlh the vpipe into the lower reservoir. The water 1n the auxilia reservoir is prevented from backing u t rough the pi e g by means of an ove ow device R w ich corresponds to the over-flow device B* in the other form. This over-flow device com rises a U-shaped member, one leg of whic r, is connected to the auxiliary reservoir near the bottom thereof, while the other member r is connected to a waste ipe E, r is a. vent at the highest point of t e overiow device. The blow-oil main may, in this form of my invention, be connected to a pipe S which passes down through the main reservoir an ends 1n a coil S arranged in the bottom of the main reseryoir. The blow-off products pass through th1s p1 e, through the coll and then into the aun 'ary reservoirthrough a connection S between the coil and the top of the auxiliary reservoir. In this way the entire blow-off products are utilized for the purpose of partially heating the fresh water, while the steam which enters into or is formed in the auxiliary reservoir is led into the main reservoir and is condensed and commingled with the fresh water as in the other form of my invention. Otherwise the two systems may be alike.

In Fig. 9 I have shown an apparatus wherein the details are further modified. Thus, instead of controlling the delivery of water to the spraying device F solely by the pressure and flow in the blow-out main, I

provide a controlling device T, which is gov erned by pressure alone and does not dependupon the fiow of blow-ofi' products or interfere with the flow thereof when the pressure is low. By this means all of the steam whlch may enter the blow-offV main, even at a very low pressure, is free to make its way to the reservoirs.

The governing device T comprises a diaphragm t which is subjected to the pressure withln the steam space in the main reservoir Q, by reason of the connection t" which opens into the top of the main reservoir. A stem t2 connected to the center of the diaphragm operates a valve device t3 which takes the place. 'of the valve f2 in Fig. 2, namely, -the valve device t3 is arranged in the pipe f which supplies the s raying device F. The diaphragm is so a justed that as soon as the blowing off process begins and steam enters the main reservoir so as to create a pressure therein, the valve device ta is actuated so as to ermit cold water to flow through the spraying device. When the blowin off rocess ceases or reaches such a stage t at t e steam pressure in the main reservoir is below a predetermined point, the diaphragm actuates the valve device to stop the delivery of cold water to the spraying device F.

1 -It may also happen that when the blowin olf process is carried on for an unusua -length of time the main reservoir will become full so` that any further addition ,of cold water is sim ly a waste.

rovide a float Il) which, when the water evel in the main reservoir approaches -the over-flow point, closes a valve u in' the connection between the pi e f and the sprayin device F. The valve may take any usua form' and be connected to the float by means of a link u which is pivotally secured at its opposite ends respectively to the handle u o the valve and the stem u* of the float. In this form of m invention, therefore, the entire flow of cod water ceases when the water level in the main reservoir approaches the over-flow level.

The apparatus shown in Fig. 9 contains also a somewhat modified form of connection I therefore between the wash-out pum and the main and auxiliary reservoirs. he suction pi e Z of the wash-out pump extends into tlie auxiliary reservoir and 1s provided with a strainer Z at the inlet end. The lower end of the delivery pipe d of the main reservoir is connected to the pipe Z by means of an elbow V, the horizontal portion of which lies abo-ve the pi e Z. fu is a valve arranged within the mem er V and controlled b a float M so that the valve v is closed when the Water level in the auxiliary reservoir rises above a predetermined point and is opened when the level drops below this point. Z0 is a cheek valve arranged in the pipe Z between the strainer andthe point of connection of the member V with this i e. p IVhile I have described in detail referred embodiments of my invention an the various features thereof as combined in a sinle system, I do not desire to be limited to ie particular details of construction or arrangement sc described, nor to the use of the features of my invention in a single system; for, as will be evident from the definitions of my invention constituting the appended claims, my invention may take va rious other forms than those illustrated and described and the various features thereof may be used either in combination with each other or independently of each other without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention in its several aspects.

It will, of course be understood that while my invention may be used to particular advantage in heating feed .water or other pure water, I do not desire to be limited to this extent, since benefits j will accrue from the use of my invention even though the spraying devices deliver water having a less de- 'gree of purity.

I also desire it to be understood that the impure water which enters the auxiliar reservoir need not be saved but may be al owed to escape 'the auxiliary reservoir then serving simp y as an enlarged chamber wherein the ressure upon the blow-off products is sud enly removed so as to cause a rapid 0 vaporzation of the hot liquid portion; thereby effecting the recovery of a lar e fraction of the heat Aunits contained in theiquid and also a portion of the liquid itself in pure form.

Havin now fully described my invention, what I aim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In an apparatus of the character described, a main reservoir, an auxiliary reservoir for receiving and retaining blow-0E products from a boiler means for introducing blow-olf roducts from a boiler directly into the au 'ary reservoir, means for conducting steam from the auxilia reservoir 5 into the main-reservoir, means or deliverJ ing fresh water into the main reservoir, a pump for drawing water from said main reservoir, and means governed by the waterlevel in the main reservoir for causing the amount of fresh water delivered to be decreased and a circulation of the water in the main reservoir to be produced b' said pump.

2. In an apparatus of the c aracter described, a main reservoir, an auxiliary resern voir for receiving and retaining blow-off products from a boiler means for introducing blow-off products from a boiler directly into said auxiliary reservoir, means for delivering steam from the auxiliary reservoir into the main reservoir, a plurality of spraying devices for spraying fresh water into the means operated automatically when the' water in the main reservoir reaches a erede termined'level to shut off the sup ly o fresh water to one of said spraying devices and connect the latter spraying device to the dischar e side of said pump.

3. n an apparatus of the character described, a main reservoir, an auxiliary reservoir, means for introducing blow-o products from a boiler into said auxiliary reservoir, means for delivering steam from the auxiliary reservoir to the main reservoir, a pair of spraying devices for spraying fresh water into said' main reservoir, a pump for drawing water from said main reservoir, means governed by the iiow of the blow-olf products to the auxiliary reservoir for controlling the supply of fresh water to one of said sprays, and means operating automatically when the water inthe main reservoir reaches a predetermined level to disconnect the other spraying device from the freshV water supply and connect it to the discharge side of said pump.

4. In an apparatus of the character described, a main reservoir, an auxiliar reservoir, means for introduciii blow-og produ cts from a boiler into saicF auxiliary reservo'i'r, means for delivering steam from the auxiliary reservoir to the main reservoir, a pair ofA spraying devices for spraying fresh water into said main reservoir,"a pump for drawing water from said main reservoir means governed by the iow of the blow-off products to the auxiliary reservoir for controlling the sup ly of fresh water to one of said sprays, and) means o erating automatcall when the water in t e main reservoir reac es a predetermined level to disconnect the other spraying device from the fresh water suppl `and connect it to the discharge side of sai pump, and an exhaust steam pi e leading into said main reservoir.

In an a Aaratus of the character described, a setlliiig reservoir for receiving and retaining blow-.olf products froni a boiler, a main reservoir located in proximity to the settling reservoir, there being a free steam passage between the upper ends of said reservoirs, means for introducing blow-off products from a boiler directly into said settling reservoir, a spraying device for delivering fresh water into the top of the main reservoir, a pump for drawing water from said main reservoir, and means controlled by the water level in the main reservoir for shutting off the supply of said water to said spraying device and connecting the spraying device to the discharge side of said pump.

6. In an apparatus of the character described, a main reservoir, a settling a paratus composed of two compartments or receiving and retaining the blow-off products from a boiler, one part of said settling apparatus being located directly beneath the main reservoir and the other part adjacent to the main reservoir, there being a steam passage between the latter part of the settling apparatus and the main reservoir, means for introducing blow-o products from a. boiler into the latter part of the said apparatus and a conduit connecting the two parts of the settling-apparatus at a point above the bottom thereof.

7. In an apparatus of the character described, a tank having a transverse partition at a point above the bottom thereof so as to divide the tank into two compartments, a settling reservoir, conduits connecting said settling reservoir with each of said compartments, and means for introducing the blowoff products from a boiler into said settling reservoir. l

8. In an ap aratus of the character described, a tan having a. transverse partition for separating the tank into upper and lower compartments, a settling reservoir arranged adjacent to said tank, a conduit connecting the top of said settling reservoir with said upper compartment, a conduit connecting the settling tank with said lower compartment, means for introducing blowoif products from a boiler into said settling reservoir, and means for spraying water into the top of said upper compartment.

9. In an apparatus of the character described, a tank having therein a transverse partition for dividing the tank into upper and lower compartments, a settling reservoir arranged adjacent to said tank, conduits connecting each of said compartments with said'reservoir means for introducing blow-off products trom a boiler into said settling reservoir, a pump for withdrawin water from said 'lower compartment, an means controlled by the level of the water in said lower compartment for disconnecting the pump from the lower compartment and connecting it with the upper com artment when said level falls below a pre etermined point.

10. In an a paratus of the character de scribed, a tank having therein a transverse partition dividing the tank into upper and lower com artments, a sett-ling reservoir arranged adjacent to said tank, conduits connecting each of said compartments to said settling reservoir, means for introducing blow-off products from said boiler into said settling reservoir, a pump, a valve device for connecting the suction side of said pump to either of said compartments, and means controlled by the water level in the lower compartment for actuating said valve.

l1. In an apparatus of the character described, a main reservoir, a settling reservoir means for introducing blow-ott products from a boiler into said settling reservoir there being a steam passage between the tops of said reservoir, a pump, a valve for connecting the suction side of said pump to either the main reservoir or the settling reservoir, and means controlled by the level of the water within the settling reservoir for actuating said valve.

12. In an apparatus of the character described', a tank having therein a transverse partition for separating the tank into upper and lower compartments, a settling reservoir arranged adjacent to said tank, conduits connecting each 4of said compartments to said settling reservoir, means for introducing blow-oil products from a boiler into said settling tank, a pump, a valve device arranged within said lower compartment for connecting the suction side of the pump either to' the lower or to the upper compartment, and a float arranged within said lower compartment and connected to said valve for actuating the same.

13. In an apparatus of the character described, a tank having therein a transverse partition for separating it into upper and lower compartments, a settling reservoir arranged adjacent to said tank, a conduit connecting the upper compartment to the upper end of said settling reservoir, a conduit connecting the lower compartment to the lower end of said reservoir, means for introducing blow-0E products from a boiler into said reservoir, means for introducing water to be heated into said upper compartment, a pump for withdrawing water from the lower compartment and a'second pump for with drawing water from the upper compartment.

14. In an apparatus of the character described, a tank having therein a transverse partition for dividing the tank int-o upper and lower compartments, a settling reservoir, a conduit connecting the upper compartment to the upper end of said settling reservoir, a conduit connecting the lower compartment with said reservoir, means for introducing blow-off products from a boiler into said reservoir, a spraying device arranged Within the top of the upper compartment for spraying Water to be heated into;

said compartment', and means for Withdrawing water from each of said compartments.

l5. In an apparatus of the character described, a main reservoir for storing heated Water, an auxiliary reservoir arranged adjacent to said main reservoir, a conduit Connecting the upper end of Said auxiliary reservoir to the main reservoir, means for delivering blow-off products from a boiler' din rectly into said auxiliary reservoir. and spraying devices located Within the upper end of the main reservoir for spraying into the main reservoir Water to be heated.

In testimony whereof, I sign this speeiication in the presence of two Witnesses.

HORACE L. WINSLOW.

Witnesses:

HARRY S. GAITHER, WVM.. F. FREUDENREIGH. 

